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Wenjia Schatz was 9 when she was adopted from China. She has epilepsy and did not believe in herself. Wenjia lived an extremely sheltered life in an orphanage. She was constantly told she was no good, unadoptable, and that no...

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Jorge Llopis' physician told him he was prediabetic. Diabetes runs in his family. "When the doctor warned me that if I did not make changes in eating and exercise, I could get diabetes and heart disease. I wanted to make...

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When Alexus was four years old, she attended preschool at the YMCA Judson Community Center. Seventeen years later, when Alexus rented out the gym at Judson for her 1-year-old son's birthday party, she found out the community center needed Summer...

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The YMCA Judson Community Center has been a constant in the lives of the Lee family for years. Kendall, who is now in 6th grade, started coming to the Judson Y when she was 5 years old. Since then, Kendall...